Siah Jamegan Football Club (, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Siah Jamigan'') is an Iranian

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club based in

Mashhad Mashhad ( ; ), historically also known as Mashad, Meshhed, or Meshed in English, is the List of Iranian cities by population, second-most-populous city in Iran, located in the relatively remote north-east of the country about from Tehran. ...

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. They used to play in the

Persian Gulf Pro League The Persian Gulf Pro League (, ''Lig-e Bartar-e Xalij-e Fârs''), formerly known as the Iran Premier League (, ''Lig-e bartar-e Irân''), is a professional association football league in Iran and the highest level of the Iranian football league s ...

. In August 2011 the club bought the license of second division side Golchin Robat Karim. Siah Jamegan is an offshoot and has the roots of heavily supported club

Aboomoslem Football Club Abu Muslim (, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Abumislâm-e Xorasan''), commonly known as Abu Muslim, is an Iranian football club based in Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan, that competes in the League 3. The club was founded in 1970 and is named aft ...

, sharing the same colours and kit. On 28 April 2015, the club earned promotion to the

for the first time in the club's history.

History

Establishment

In August 2011, Siah Jamegan Football Club was founded in

and was placed in the 2nd Division. In 2013, team were promoted to the

Azadegan League The Azadegan League (, ''Lig-e Âzâdegân''), also known as League 1 (, ''Lig-e Yek''), is the second highest division of professional football in Iran. It was the top-level football league in Iran from its foundation in 1991 until 2001, when t ...

. That following year Siah Jamegan finished second in their group and were placed in the promotion play-off. Siah Jamegan lost to

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3–1 in the play-off and failed to be promoted to the

Iran Pro League The Persian Gulf Pro League (, ''Lig-e Bartar-e Xalij-e Fârs''), formerly known as the Iran Premier League (, ''Lig-e bartar-e Irân''), is a professional association football league in Iran and the highest level of the Iranian football league s ...

Success years

In August 2014, Siah Jamegan announced that they had bought

and will play in the

under the name and logo of Aboomoslem, but the deal later fell through.

Persian Gulf Pro League

Siah Jamegan performed excellently in the 2014–15 season and for the first team in club history, the team was promoted to the

. They also competed in the final of the Azadegan League against Foolad Novin, but lost 1–0. On 30 July 2015, Siah Jamegan lost its first ever

game 2–0 to Tehran club Esteghlal. After week four

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resigned as manager and was replaced by

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. After a poor season, Meshki Pooshan Khorasan escaped relegation on the last day after beating

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2–0. Siah Jamegan's form did not improve in the 2016–17 season, they spent the season near the bottom of the table and only escaped relegation on the last day after beating league champions

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1–0. But the following season Siah Jamegan relegated to Azadegan League.

Stadium

Takhti Stadium is the home stadium for Meshki Pooshan Khorasan. It can hold 15,000 spectators.

Current technical staff

Players

First-team squad

As of March 31, 2018
''For recent transfers, see '' List of Iranian football transfers summer 2017''.

Loan list

Head coaches

* Seyed Kazem Ghiyassian (September 2011) * Armin Rahbar (October 2011) *

Mohammad Reza Mohajeri Mohammad Reza Mohajeri (; born 10 December 1964) is an Iranian football manager and a former player. Honours Manager honours ;Siah Jamegan *Azadegan League (1): 2014–15 *Azadegan League (Runner-up Group A) (1): 2013–14 *Second Division ...

(October 2011 – June 2015) *

(June 2015 – August 2015) *

(August 2015 – September 2015) *

Farhad Kazemi Farhad Kazemi (; born 2 July 1959 in Tehran) is an Iranian football coach and a former footballer who played as a forward. With many professional clubs in his résumé, Kazemi has established himself as one of the top coaches in a country which ...

(September 2015 – October 2016) *

Khodadad Azizi Khodadad Azizi (; born 22 June 1971) is an Iranian football coach and former player who played as a striker. Early life He lived in the Piranshahr neighborhood of Mashhad. As a child, he played soccer with mismatched pair of shoes and at the ...

(October 2016 – February 2017) *

Akbar Misaghian Akbar Misaghian (, born May 21, 1953) is an Iranian retired football player and coach. After retirement, he managed several Iranian clubs, most notably F.C. Aboumoslem. Playing career Club career He started his playing career in 1971 when he p ...

(February 2017 – October 2017) * Alireza Marzban (October 2017 – December 2017) *

Reza Enayati Gholam Reza Enayati (; born 23 September 1976) is an Iranian football manager and former player. Enayati played as a striker in the Persian Gulf Pro League and for the Iran national football team. He is the all-time top goalscorer in the Pers ...

(December 2017 – March 2018) *

Davoud Mahabadi Davoud Mahabadi (, born 21 August 1973 in Tehran) is an Iranian football manager and former player. Honours Manager ;Gahar Zagros *Azadegan League The Azadegan League (, ''Lig-e Âzâdegân''), also known as League 1 (, ''Lig-e Yek''), i ...

(March 2018 to July 2018) *

Ali Hanteh Masoud Ali Hanteh (born November 10, 1966) is a retired Iranian football player. He is currently free agent. His latest job was to be the manager of Esteghlal Ahvaz in Iran Pro League. Playing career He played for Aboomoslem back in 1980s, then ...

(July 2018 to September 2018) * Hamidreza Zohani (September 2018 to Present)

Season-by-season

The table below shows the achievements of the club in various competitions.

References

External links

Official site